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Great home theater sound begins with crisp, clear dialogue and engaging special effects. That means having a top-notch center channel speaker like ELAC's Uni-Fi UC5 in your system. This tidy, unassuming looking speaker packs a real wallop, giving you the power and performance needed to anchor your home theater system's front soundstage to the action on your TV's screen. And since the UC5 was created by renowned speaker design guru Andrew Jones, you can count on true audiophile-quality performance for a steal.

The center of attention

Great home theater sound begins with crisp, clear dialogue and engaging special effects. That means having a top-notch center channel speaker like ELAC's Uni-Fi UC5 in your system. This tidy, unassuming looking speaker packs a real wallop, giving you the power and performance needed to anchor your home theater system's front soundstage to the action on your TV's screen. And since the UC5 was created by renowned speaker design guru Andrew Jones, you can count on true audiophile-quality performance for a steal.

What's this center channel's secret?

The ELAC concentric driver places its tweeter at the center of its midrange cone for enhanced imaging and clarity.

In part, the UC5 owes its clear, detailed sound to a custom-designed concentric driver. Conventional speakers place the midrange and tweeter in different locations on the front baffle — causing their sound to reach your ears at slightly different times, and smearing subtle details. Instead, the UC5's concentric driver places a 1" soft dome tweeter directly in the center of a 4" aluminum midrange cone. This precise alignment creates a "unified source," ensuring that all frequencies arrive at your ears at the same instant, producing a more coherent and accurate sound.

How about that bass?

The UC5 uses two custom-designed 5-1/4" aluminum cone woofers to supply articulate bass that blends in precisely with the concentric driver. The woofers' large magnets and vented pole pieces increase power handling for bass that's clean, clear, and powerful. Dual rear-firing ports extend bass performance, but keep it tight and tuneful.

Crossovers — the unsung heroes

I don't usually mention a speaker's crossover. That's partly because crossovers are not very glamorous, and to be honest, it's also because many of them aren't really worth mentioning in the first place. But proper crossovers are never an afterthought with a well-designed speaker. In fact, they're one of the most critical elements in any speaker's design and sound, and potentially, one of the most costly.

When Andrew Jones passed around a crossover from one of his Uni-Fi speakers, it was remarkably substantial — chock full of large, high-quality capacitors, precision resistors, and massive copper coils embedded on a heavy PC board with thick copper traces. The fact that ELAC was willing to spend their resources on something that's inside their speakers, where you can't even see it, speaks volumes to the integrity of their designs.

I think I need a bigger stand

Sound? Fantastic - I have this paired with the ELAC UniFi UF5 floor speakers and a DT ProSub 800, plus some ceiling speakers. Super clear sound. My only gripe is that this thing is BIG, like it's bowing my media stand in the middle. Definitely not something you'd mount to a wall unless you used some heavy duty anchors.

Pros:sounds great, crisp clear voices for movies, great separation

Cons:pretty big for a center speaker

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I do recommend these speakers.

I bought the UC5 to replace a Cambridge Soundworks MC-500 whose tweeter had burned out. I liked the MC-500. I used three of them across the front of my home theater. They have been discontinued for a while now, so I needed to look elsewhere. After doing some research I decided on the UC5 center speaker. I'm glad I did. It has a warm and detailed sound and dialogue is much clearer than what I have been used to. As soon as I can save the money I'll be replacing the front left and right speakers with matching Uni-Fi speakers. I like the Uni-Fi UC5. I do recommend these speakers.

Pros:Clear dialogue with a warm detailed sound.

Cons:Haven't found any yet.

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ELAC Uni-Fi UC5

I had to replace a older high end center channel due to cabinet replacement. The Elac center surprised me with it's clarity, depth of sound and overall quality in build also sound.
Crutchfield customer service over the phone was professional. knowledge of product is top notch.

Pros:sound
construction
great customer service

Cons:none

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ELAC Uni-Fi UC5 each

This UC5 was purchased as an open box sale. By the time it got delivered to me, it was in the scratch and dent category. These boxes are good for one shipping trip at the most. It arrived with the bottom of the box open and damage to one if the back corners of the speaker. I'm not sending it back mainly because the damage will not show once installed. ELAC needs to ship their products in sturdier containers. Crutchfield needs to be a little more honest with the condition of the products they sell.
It does sound very good though so I gave it 4 stars anyway.

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Excellent speaker for music and dialogue

I added the UC5 center speaker to a pair of ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 bookshelf speakers and am very satisfied with the result. The UC5 added more depth when listening to music and significantly improved the clarity of dialogue when watching TV. It is a large speaker and I had to raise my TV to prevent the speaker from obstructing the screen.

Pros:Very clear dialogue. Music sounds full.

Cons:Speaker is large and heavy. TV may need to be raised to prevent screen obstruction.

Great sounding center speaker

I'm slowly upgrading my system and added a UC5 center and SVS 2000 sub and what a difference that made. The UC5 really cleared up the voices over the last center speaker I had. My next move will be 4 unify UF5 tower speakers for my 5.1 system. I'm really impressed with the small upgrade I have done so far. My amp is a Denon AVR S700 which I'll replace last.

UC5 Received today

Received my UC5 today. I currently have a Unifi B5 front speakers and Debut B5 surrounds. Also using Onkyo SKH-410 Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers and a Denon x2200w. (No need to upgrade to the Elac Dolby enabled speakers at this time.) Went through the Audessey setup and so far experimenting a bit. While the receiver is up to the task, I am now considering updating my one year old receiver to a higher watt per channel capability. Not sure I couldn't have gotten by with with the Debut C5 but I think it was worth keeping the concentric speakers across the front. Tested the Dolby demos and I must say it is an immersive experience and well worth the trouble. Up until I went to the Elac speakers and the Denon receiver, I had a mish-mash of speakers. The clarity worth it to me and I can only imagine the Audiofiles who spend thousands of dollars for the aural experience. For my pocket book I'm good.

Pros:Clean clear sound.

Cons:Have to up my audio level on the receiver due to the 4 ohm and 6 ohm speakers. Not a problem as I am not close to maxing the volume but I will likely upgrade my receiver in the next 6 months for some additional headroom.

Product Research

Features

3-Way Speaker Design: The Elac Uni-Fi UC5 center-channel loudspeaker
employs a 3-way design with a new in-house developed concentric driver. A 3-way
speaker offers many advantages in the design of a full-range system. By
assigning dedicated drivers to high, midrange, and bass frequencies, each is
optimized for the frequency range for which its design and material composition
is best suited. The UC5 center-channel speaker consists of a concentric
midrange-tweeter driver for high and midrange frequencies, while two
aluminum-cone woofers handle lower-frequency midbass and bass. At the same time,
a 3-way speaker allows for a more straightforward crossover and cabinet design.

Custom-Designed Concentric Driver: The Elac Uni-Fi UC5 center-channel
loudspeaker employs a concentric driver design, combining the 1" soft-dome
tweeter and 4" midrange cone diaphragm within a single voice coil. Because of
its ideal time-domain characteristics, a concentric driver design delivers the
most coherent and accurate reproduction across the treble and midrange frequency
spectrums. Positioning the tweeter concentrically within the midrange voice coil
achieves a uniform directivity pattern, for flat frequency response and
formidable power handling, along with enhanced imaging for both on- and off-axis
listening positions.

Dual Aluminum Woofers: In addition to the concentric midrange-tweeter
driver, the Elac Uni-Fi UC5 features two 5.25" aluminum cone woofers. Through
the use of aluminum, resonances that affect the linearity of common paper cones
can be placed beyond the driver's operating frequency range. An extended size
magnet with vented pole piece increases power handling, for accurate
reproduction of bass frequencies that are clean, clear and powerful.

Sophisticated Crossover: One secret to the great sound of the Uni-Fi
series loudspeaker is the high quality, audio-grade components specified in the
manufacture of each custom, 3-way crossover. This careful 3-way crossover design
provides a smooth transition between the high, mid, and bass drivers.

Note: Optimal results for the center speaker are obtained by setting your AV receiver's center channel size to small. If
given the choice, set the
crossover frequency between 50 to 100Hz.

Robust MDF Cabinet: The Uni-Fi speaker enclosure is engineered for
the long run with thick MDF outer walls and a luxurious textured vinyl finish.
The Uni-Fi series cabinet incorporates specially designed internal bracing to
add stiffness and strength to the cabinet's outer walls. This bracing greatly
reduces cabinet vibration, which causes unwanted coloration to the sound. ELAC
believes that the only parts of a speaker that should be moving are the speaker
drivers themselves.

Magnetic Grille: When the protective grille is removed, hidden magnets
beneath the surface of the cabinet keeps the front-panel free of attachment
holes, for a clean appearance.

Binding Posts: The Elac Uni-Fi series center-channel
loudspeaker is fitted with a set of heavy-duty, binding-post terminals which will
accept bare-wire (up to 10AWG), pin-connectors, and banana plugs
(single only).

Placement & Mounting Options: The center-channel speaker
should be placed directly above or below the center of your TV screen. It can
rest on a flat surface like a table top, shelf, or stand. Try to keep the
center-channel as close to the same level as your front speakers for a more even
soundstage. If this is not possible, you might try tilting the center speaker up
(if too low) or down (if too high) to aim it wards the listening area. The
speaker should be positioned approximately 1' to 2' away from boundaries, such
as walls or corners.

Note: The center-channel speaker does not offer wall-mount
capability.

Elac Uni-Fi Series: The Elac Uni-Fi series family of loudspeakers
consists of a
floorstanding loudspeaker, a
bookshelf loudspeaker, and a
center-channel loudspeaker (all sold separately). All of the Uni-Fi series
of speakers feature concentric driver technology. The Uni-Fi series can be the
basis of an outstanding two-channel system, or used to build an awe-inspiring
multi-channel surround-sound system.

Optional Powered Subwoofer: Add an
ELAC powered subwoofer (sold separately) to the Uni-Fi series to bring more
bass to your movie and music soundtracks.

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1 question already asked

I am sure you can do anything you want, but why?
- according to ELAC materials, you get better frequency response, and more woofers (3 in UF5 vs 2 in UC5)
- if budget is a concern, but you want to stay with Unifi line , UB5 is an option with still better frequency response for lower price
- if budget is a concern and you are not tied to Unifi line but want Elac, why not Debut speaker line
?
in short, there are many alternatives and options depending on what is important to you
[ engChi Feb 28, 2017 ]

I don't know. I do know that it is an excellent center speaker when paired with the two matching Elac speakers.
[ Martin Feb 28, 2017 ]

It's what I'm doing with mine! Unifi on each end and a unifi center and definitive technology ceiling mounts for back/surround! Sounds great in my small room!
[ Leslie Feb 28, 2017 ]